William Powell
William Oliver Powell
Born: March 9, 1988
Houston, TX
Position: RB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 207
College: Navarro J.C., Kansas State
High School: Duncanville (TX)
Career: 2012-2022
William Powell played from 2012 to 2022 during his career with the Arizona Cardinals, Ottawa RedBlacks and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Powell ran for 5,183 yards in his career on 1,013 attempts, scoring 29 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 193 passes for 1,501 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 59 | 216 | 3.7 | 17 | 0 |
| 2015 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 76 | 447 | 5.9 | 33 | 2 |
| 2017 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 173 | 1026 | 5.9 | 52 | 5 |
| 2018 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 251 | 1362 | 5.4 | 69 | 6 |
| 2019 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 215 | 1093 | 5.1 | 42 | 12 |
| 2021 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 168 | 733 | 4.4 | 33 | 3 |
| 2022 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 71 | 306 | 4.3 | 20 | 1 |
| NFL | 59 | 216 | 3.7 | 17 | 0 | |
| CFL | 954 | 4967 | 5.2 | 69 | 29 | |
| Totals | 1013 | 5183 | 5.1 | 69 | 29 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 19 | 132 | 6.9 | 25 | 0 |
| 2015 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 19 | 158 | 8.3 | 20 | 1 |
| 2017 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 32 | 242 | 7.6 | 18 | 1 |
| 2018 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 39 | 319 | 8.2 | 50 | 2 |
| 2019 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 37 | 296 | 8.0 | 34 | 2 |
| 2021 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 38 | 299 | 7.9 | 30 | 0 |
| 2022 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 13 | 0 |
| NFL | 19 | 132 | 6.9 | 25 | 0 | |
| CFL | 174 | 1369 | 7.9 | 50 | 6 | |
| Totals | 193 | 1501 | 7.8 | 50 | 6 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 21 | 507 | 24.1 | 65 | 0 |
| 2015 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 13 | 266 | 20.5 | 36 | 0 |
| 2017 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 24 | 0 |
| NFL | 21 | 507 | 24.1 | 65 | 0 | |
| CFL | 16 | 318 | 19.9 | 36 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 825 | 22.3 | 65 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 2015 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2017 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | |
| 2018 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 58 | ||||
| 2019 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||||||
| 2021 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 2022 | CFL Ottawa RedBlacks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| CFL | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 228 | |
| Totals | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 228 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NFL | Arizona Cardinals | 13 | 1 |
| 2015 | CFL | Ottawa RedBlacks | 7 | 4 |
| 2017 | CFL | Ottawa RedBlacks | 12 | 12 |
| 2018 | CFL | Ottawa RedBlacks | 16 | 16 |
| 2019 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 18 |
| 2021 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 13 | |
| 2022 | CFL | Ottawa RedBlacks | 7 |
Honors
2017 - CFL CFL East All-Star
2018 - CFL CFL East All-Star
2018 - CFL CFLPA All-Star
